WegoWise, is one of several IT firms that has created software for tracking energy use in buildings. Stephen Lacey of Green Tech Media argues that Wego Wise has one of the most creative ways to present energy use data that is being collected in their database of buildings. Visualizing Building Efficiency is a new website setup by WegoWise that is designed to help individuals “visualize building efficiency”. A few of the visuals that Stephen Lacey explores are:

“Whether it is deploying LEDs and other state-of-the-art lighting technologies, retrofitting public and private buildings or installing new solar energy systems, these priority activities are examples of how mayoral leadership is changing energy use in our cities. And, the findings in this survey also demonstrate how mayors and cities are adapting to changing conditions and partnerships, while still leading the nation on its energy and climate challenges.”– Tom Cochran

Summary of survey results:

29% of cities choose LED/energy-efficient lighting as the energy technology receiving top priority in their cities within the next two years. Solar systems and building retrofits are second at 19%.

In 45% of surveyed cities- the City operating budget &

City capital improvement program are “

How Cities Expect to Finance Their Top Priority Technology”

71% of the cities say that the utilities are the “most important partners in deploying new energy technologies”

According to the chart rejected energy is a greater percentage than energy services and of the rejected energy looks like the energy industry should be targeting transportation and industry sectors. LLNL

“This preliminary analysis of the first 17 project to complete the Multifamily Performance Program is a small snapshot of the data that will eventually be generated by the program, but it illuminates some key trends – the uniform over-prediction of energy savings of mid-high rise buildings in the New York City area, the consistently strong performance of low-rise buildings located upstate, and the overall trend across building types and locations of over-prediction of electric savings. The over-prediction of electric savings is significant and warrants further inquiry, especially in light of the results of NYSERDA’s previous multifamily program, AMP, which also observed significant over-prediction of electric savings.”–ACEEE report from 2010